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type: "Bill"
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title: "REENTRY PROGRAM-FELONS"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may apply for, receive, establish priorities for, allocate, disburse, and spend grants of funds for assisting counties and municipalities in establishing and maintaining reentry programs. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits a county or municipality that maintains a jail or municipal house of corrections to establish a program for the reentry into the community of felony offenders who are within one year of their release from prison. Provides that an offender must demonstrate a willingness to engage in employment or participate in vocational rehabilitation or job skills training and meet any existing obligation for restitution to any victim of his or her crime. Establishes various services that will be provided to participants in the program. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish standards for and shall inspect facilities that house participants in the reentry programs. Provides that the Department of Corrections may make construction and renovation grants for these facilities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 554"
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citation: "Illinois SB 554 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-17"
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last_action: "2005-07-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57b2ccf7-5d3c-475a-931e-165beaf2db3e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=554&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17455&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "33ca76a35816d3d7ffb4379c214745587533b39c76c2ba1e7506b066d72da70d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 554 (94th) — REENTRY PROGRAM-FELONS
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Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may apply for, receive, establish priorities for, allocate, disburse, and spend grants of funds for assisting counties and municipalities in establishing and maintaining reentry programs. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits a county or municipality that maintains a jail or municipal house of corrections to establish a program for the reentry into the community of felony offenders who are within one year of their release from prison. Provides that an offender must demonstrate a willingness to engage in employment or participate in vocational rehabilitation or job skills training and meet any existing obligation for restitution to any victim of his or her crime. Establishes various services that will be provided to participants in the program. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish standards for and shall inspect facilities that house participants in the reentry programs. Provides that the Department of Corrections may make construction and renovation grants for these facilities.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0554&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17455&DocNum=554&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0554eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17455&DocNum=554&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0554enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17455&DocNum=554&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **109–6** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
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- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
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- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
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- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-02** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2005-03-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
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- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
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- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
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- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
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- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
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- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
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- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
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- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
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- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
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- **2005-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
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- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0383 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57b2ccf7-5d3c-475a-931e-165beaf2db3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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